Shopping News reports what changes at the till: sale event dates, price increases, quietly reduced package sizes, restocks and shortages. Items are filed ahead of an event where possible, not the morning after it ends. Aimed at readers who plan purchases around the retail calendar.
Announced July 14, 2026, the FTC's settlement with CVS's Caremark is the second major deal with a drug middleman this year — and it sketches how prescription prices might finally drift down.
Amazon's four-day June 23–26 event drew $26.4 billion in US online spending, up 9.3 percent, per Adobe data reported by Reuters on June 27 — proof that the calendar matters less than the discounts.
Reuters' May 19, 2026 analysis of the biggest US retailer's tariff year shows scale, online growth and new loyalty fees carrying it through cost pressure its rivals passed straight to prices.
The April CPI, released May 12, 2026, showed consumer prices up 0.6 percent in a single month — the largest annual gain in three years, and this time the increases were spread across almost every category.
An April 2026 settlement with Lindsay Automotive Group forces full refunds for buyers charged more than $75 million in add-ons above advertised prices — the clearest junk-fee case in car buying yet.
The NRF's annual survey, released March 24, 2026, projected record Easter spending of $24.9 billion at a record $195.59 per person — here is where that money actually goes.